#a0a6a9

Color #a0a6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a0a6a9

RGB

rgb(160, 166, 169)

HSL

hsl(200, 5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 5.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.73, -1.53, -2.29)

LCH

lch(67.73, 2.75, 236.25)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0081, 229.01)

HWB

hwb(200, 62.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a3a0

Analogous

#a0a9a7

#a0a6a9

#a0a1a9

Triadic

#a0a6a9

#a9a0a6

#a6a9a0

Split-complementary

#a0a6a9

#a9a0a1

#a9a7a0

Tetradic

#a0a6a9

#a3a0a9

#a9a3a0

#a6a9a0

Square

#a0a6a9

#a7a0a9

#a9a3a0

#a1a9a0

Shades

Color #a0a6a9 mixed toward black.

#838b8f

#686f73

#4e5456

#34383a

#1a1c1d

Tints

Color #a0a6a9 mixed toward white.

#b0b5b7

#c0c4c6

#cfd2d4

#dfe1e2

#eff0f1

Tones

Color #a0a6a9 mixed toward gray.

#a1a6a8

#a1a5a7

#a2a5a7

#a3a5a6

#a4a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a8 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a8 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a0a8a8 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a0a6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0a6a9]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a0a6a9 (#a0a6a9) is rgb(160, 166, 169) in RGB.

No, #a0a6a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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